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MEN’S WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFICATION DAILY BULLETIN |BULLETIN QUOTIDIEN |BOLETIN DIARIO
#3 - SUNDAY, MAY 17th 2014
HERSHEY CENTRE MISSISSAUGA, CANADA
2014 World Championship Senior Men's & Women Qualifier Mississauga - May 14-19, 2014
Programa de Entrenamiento / Training Schedule
DĂa / Day
Sunday May 18, 2014
Monday May 19, 2014
Hora / Time
Hersey Centre (Competition Court)
8:00 9:30
CO Competition Preliminary Round
14:00 16:00
PAN vs TRI (M) MEX vs JAM (W)
18:00 20:00
CAN vs ISV (W) CAN vs CRC (M)
8:00 9:30 Competition Final Round 14:00 16:00
Bronze Medal Match (M) Bronze Medal Match (W)
18:00 20:00
18:00 Gold Medal Match (M) 20:00 Gold Medal Match (W)
Hershey Sport Zone
Hora / Time
8:00 9:30 11:00 12:30 14:00 15:30 17:00 18:30 20:00 21:30 8:00 9:30 11:00 12:30 14:00 15:30 17:00 18:30 20:00 21:30 20:00
Humber College Court #1
Humber College Court #2
MEX - W CAN-W CAN-M
JAM - W ISV - W CRC - M
20:30: 3rd Place M
20:30: 4th Place M
3rd - W 1st - M 1st - W
4th - W 2nd - M 2nd - W
VOLLEYBALL • Collated results & ranking Men's World Championship Qual.- Group Q Results of Saturday, May 17, 2014 MATCH RESULTS Round Robin No
Date
1 2 3 4 5 6
5/16/2014 5/16/2014 5/17/2014 5/17/2014 5/18/2014 5/18/2014
Teams TRI CAN CRC CAN PAN CAN
- CRC - PAN - PAN - TRI - TRI - CRC
Set 2-3 3-0 3-1 3-0
1 25-17 25-17 25-21 25-13
Result per set (points) 2 3 4 23-25 20-25 25-18 25-12 25-18 25-20 23-25 25-23 25-11 25-21
5 13-15
Total Points 106-100 75- 47 98- 89 75- 45
Time
Spectators
2:03 1:15 1:48 1:10
150 200 645 1,000
TEAM RANKING Round Robin Rk Code 1 2 3 4
CAN CRC TRI PAN
Team CANADA COSTA RICA TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO PANAMA
Matches T W 10 2 2 7 2 2 2 2 0 1 2 0
Pts
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Results Details L 3-0 3-1 3-2 2-3 1-3 0-3 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 1
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W 150 198 151 136
Points L 92 195 175 173
Ratio 1.630 1.015 0.863 0.786
W 6 6 2 1
Sets L Ratio 0 MAX 3 2.000 6 0.333 6 0.167
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VOLLEYBALL • Match result Men's World Championship Qual.- Group Q Round Robin 645 Match: 3 Date: 5/17/2014 Spectators: Mississauga, ON City: Hersey Centre Hall: Match duration: Start: 16:00 End: 17:48 Total: 1:48
Teams
Sets
1
2
3
4
5
CRC PAN
3 1
25 21
25 20
23 25
25 23
Total
Set duration 0:24 0:21 0:26 0:28
98 89 1:39
Referees: SANDIFORD, Sheldon (TRI) & CAMERON, Andrew (CAN) CRC • COSTA RICA
1 2 3 4 5 Pts
1 QUESADA PRIETO Carlos (S) 2 CRUZ ROMERO Arturo (MB) 3 L ACUÑA CAMPOS Jose Pablo (L) 4 BLANCO SEGNINI Alberto (OH) 5 CAMPBELL SAWYERS Jody (MB) 7 ARAYA URBINA Esteban (OP) 8 VARGAS HERRERA Richy (OH) 9 GOMEZ LOPEZ Cesar (OP) 10 ALVAREZ LOPEZ Javieo (MB) 11 SMITH HALL Richard (OH) 12 ARAYA URBINA Andres (S) 13 RODRIGUEZ NARANJO Hugo (MB)
L L L L
PAN • PANAMA 1 AVILA Domingo (OH) 2 URENA Donaldo (OH) 3 L VALENZUELA Max (L) 5 BROWN Ricardo (OP) 6 ZUNIGA Carlos (MB) 8 GONZALEZ Jose Miguel (OH) 9 CALDERON Gabriel (OH) 10 CUERO Ruben (MB) 11 MARSHALL Oswald (MB) 12 GUERRA Eduardo (S) 13 HERAZO Victor (S) 14 DIAZ Edward (OP)
14 11
8
2 8 24 5
Cesar SALAS (CRC) Coach: Assistant: Alvaro FONSECA (CRC)
1 2 3 4 5 Pts L
L L
L
14 10 5 6 2 7 1 16
CALDERON, Angulo (PAN) Coach: Assistant: PEREZ, Marco (PAN)
TEAMS AND PLAYERS PERFORMANCES Won Pts
Total Atts
51 22 10 12 5 2 9 4 2 26 98
130 54 14 65 15 9 97 23 15
Scoring Skills
No Name
Won Pts
Total Atts 132 26 36 62 13 12 90 11 8
292
Total Team 11 SMITH HALL Richard (OH) 2 CRUZ ROMERO Arturo Total Team 12 ARAYA URBINA Andres (S) 2 CRUZ ROMERO Arturo Total Team 10 ALVAREZ LOPEZ Javieo 2 CRUZ ROMERO Arturo Total Team Total Team
Opp. error Total
48 14 12 10 3 2 3 2 1 28 89
24
76
11 SMITH HALL Richard (OH)
Best Scorer
16
39
Excellent
Total Atts
No Name
Non scoring Skills
Excellent
Total Atts
27 12 7 35 29 60 31
92 22 12 123 98 85 41
41 9 9 24 22 43 17 12
102 13 12 127 82 82 28 25
Starting line-up Substitute Opp = Opponent
Total Team 3 ACUÑA CAMPOS Jose 7 ARAYA URBINA Esteban Total Team 12 ARAYA URBINA Andres (S) Total Team 3 ACUÑA CAMPOS Jose Pts = Points scored Atts = Attempts
Spike
Block
Serve
Dig Set Reception Success - Faults # Attempts
284
No Name Total Team 14 DIAZ Edward (OP) 1 AVILA Domingo (OH) Total Team 10 CUERO Ruben (MB) 1 AVILA Domingo (OH) Total Team 2 URENA Donaldo (OH) 5 BROWN Ricardo (OP) Total Team Total Team 14 DIAZ Edward (OP) No Name Total Team 1 AVILA Domingo (OH) 5 BROWN Ricardo (OP) Total Team 12 GUERRA Eduardo (S) Total Team 3 VALENZUELA Max (L) 1 AVILA Domingo (OH)
nn = Captain L = Libero
VIS, version 1.96 (Build 582, 16 pools), © 1992-2012 FIVB
5/17/2014 5:57 PM
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VOLLEYBALL • Match result Men's World Championship Qual.- Group Q Round Robin 1,000 Match: 4 Date: 5/17/2014 Spectators: Mississauga, ON City: Hersey Centre Hall: Match duration: Start: 18:25 End: 19:35 Total: 1:10
Teams
Sets
1
2
3
3 0
25 13
25 11
25 21
75 45
Set duration 0:20 0:21 0:23
1:04
CAN TRI
4
5
Total
Referees: WILLIAMS, Kirt (ISV) & HOLLEY, Erick (CRC) CAN • CANADA
1 2 3 4 5 Pts
2 PERRIN John Gordon (OH) 3 L LEWIS Daniel (L) 4 DEROCCO Jason (OH) 6 DUFF Justin (MB) 7 SOONIAS Dallas (OP) 8 SIMAC Adam (MB) 9 SCHNEIDER Dustin (S) 10 VAN LANKVELT Toontje (OH) 12 SCHMITT Gavin (OP) 15 WINTERS Frederic (OH) 17 VIGRASS Graham (MB) 20 MCGOVERN Ciaran (S)
TRI • TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 2 NIMROD Kevin (MB) 3 L MAHADEO Ryan (L) 4 TASH Nolan (OH) 5 BUSHE Akim (MB) 6 David Darnell (OH) 7 MORRISON Sean (OH) 8 ALI Saleem (S) 9 Williams Daneil (OP) 11 STEWART Ryan (OP) 12 BLAKE Simon (OH) 14 HONORE Marc (MB) 15 MOHAMMED JOSHUA (S)
6
L L L
17
15 4 2
7
1 2 3 4 5 Pts L L L
2
3
5 1
2 3 5 1
Gideon Dickson (TTO) Coach: Assistant: David Camacho (TTO)
Hoag, Glenn (CAN) Coach: Assistant: Pichette, Vincent (CAN)
TEAMS AND PLAYERS PERFORMANCES Won Pts
Total Atts
36 12 11 9 3 2 6 5 1 24 75
55 17 16 29 7 4 73 20 9 157
17
37
Excellent
Total Atts
22 8 6 23 14 34 15 12
37 9 9 57 28 38 16 14
Starting line-up Substitute Opp = Opponent
Scoring Skills
No Name Total Team 7 SOONIAS Dallas (OP) 4 DEROCCO Jason (OH) Total Team 7 SOONIAS Dallas (OP) 2 PERRIN John Gordon (OH) Total Team 4 DEROCCO Jason (OH) 9 SCHNEIDER Dustin (S) Total Team Total Team
Total Atts 51 13 9 29 10 3 47 5 6
Opp. error Total
18 5 4 2 1 1 2 1 1 23 45
127
Best Scorer
5
23
Spike
Block
Serve
4 DEROCCO Jason (OH)
Non scoring Skills
No Name Total Team 3 LEWIS Daniel (L) 4 DEROCCO Jason (OH) Total Team 9 SCHNEIDER Dustin (S) Total Team 4 DEROCCO Jason (OH) 3 LEWIS Daniel (L) Pts = Points scored Atts = Attempts
Won Pts
Dig Set Reception Success - Faults # Attempts
Excellent
Total Atts
7 2 2 7 7 22 7 7
49 5 5 52 40 58 19 21
No Name Total Team 4 TASH Nolan (OH) 14 HONORE Marc (MB) Total Team 14 HONORE Marc (MB) 5 BUSHE Akim (MB) Total Team 15 MOHAMMED JOSHUA (S) 7 MORRISON Sean (OH) Total Team Total Team 4 TASH Nolan (OH) No Name Total Team 8 ALI Saleem (S) 7 MORRISON Sean (OH) Total Team 8 ALI Saleem (S) Total Team 4 TASH Nolan (OH) 3 MAHADEO Ryan (L)
nn = Captain L = Libero
VIS, version 1.96 (Build 582, 16 pools), © 1992-2012 FIVB
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VOLLEYBALL • Players ranking by skills Men's World Championship Qual.- Group Q
Rk No Name 1 11 SMITH HALL Richard (OH) 2 12 BLAKE Simon (OH) 2 2 CRUZ ROMERO Arturo (MB) 4 14 HONORE Marc (MB) 5 14 DIAZ Edward (OP) 5 4 BLANCO SEGNINI Alberto (OH) 7 12 SCHMITT Gavin (OP) 7 1 AVILA Domingo (OH) 7 11 STEWART Ryan (OP) 10 4 DEROCCO Jason (OH) 10 4 TASH Nolan (OH) 10 10 ALVAREZ LOPEZ Javieo (MB) 13 2 URENA Donaldo (OH) 13 10 CUERO Ruben (MB) 15 7 SOONIAS Dallas (OP) 15 17 VIGRASS Graham (MB) 17 7 ARAYA URBINA Esteban (OP) 18 15 WINTERS Frederic (OH) 18 6 ZUNIGA Carlos (MB) 20 10 VAN LANKVELT Toontje (OH) 21 12 ARAYA URBINA Andres (S) 22 2 PERRIN John Gordon (OH) 23 6 DUFF Justin (MB) 23 5 BROWN Ricardo (OP) 25 8 SIMAC Adam (MB) 25 2 NIMROD Kevin (MB) 25 7 MORRISON Sean (OH) 28 9 GOMEZ LOPEZ Cesar (OP) 29 9 SCHNEIDER Dustin (S) 29 8 GONZALEZ Jose Miguel (OH) 29 11 MARSHALL Oswald (MB) 29 5 BUSHE Akim (MB) 29 8 ALI Saleem (S) 29 9 Williams Daneil (OP) 35 12 GUERRA Eduardo (S) 35 15 MOHAMMED JOSHUA (S) 35 8 VARGAS HERRERA Richy (OH) 35 1 QUESADA PRIETO Carlos (S) 39 3 LEWIS Daniel (L) 39 20 MCGOVERN Ciaran (S) 39 3 VALENZUELA Max (L) 39 9 CALDERON Gabriel (OH) 39 13 HERAZO Victor (S) 39 3 MAHADEO Ryan (L) 39 6 David Darnell (OH) 39 3 ACUÑA CAMPOS Jose Pablo (L) 39 5 CAMPBELL SAWYERS Jody (MB) 39 13 RODRIGUEZ NARANJO Hugo (MB) Total tournament
VIS, version 1.96 (Build 582, 16 pools), © 1992-2012 FIVB
Best Scorers Team CRC TRI CRC TRI PAN CRC CAN PAN TRI CAN TRI CRC PAN PAN CAN CAN CRC CAN PAN CAN CRC CAN CAN PAN CAN TRI TRI CRC CAN PAN PAN TRI TRI TRI PAN TRI CRC CRC CAN CAN PAN PAN PAN TRI TRI CRC CRC CRC
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Spike 42 19 15 13 17 17 14 15 14 11 17 9 13 8 12 12 9 6 7 9 0 4 5 4 2 3 2 2 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 311
Block 4 1 4 6 2 0 3 2 3 1 0 3 1 7 3 2 3 2 3 0 5 2 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 65
Serve 4 2 3 1 0 2 1 1 1 5 0 5 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39
Total 50 22 22 20 19 19 18 18 18 17 17 17 16 16 15 15 13 10 10 9 7 6 5 5 4 4 4 3 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 415
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VOLLEYBALL • Players ranking by skills Men's World Championship Qual.- Group Q
Best Spikers Limit: 15.00%
Rk No Name
Team
1 12 SCHMITT Gavin (OP) 2 12 BLAKE Simon (OH) 3 14 DIAZ Edward (OP) 4 11 STEWART Ryan (OP) 5 14 HONORE Marc (MB) 6 11 SMITH HALL Richard (OH) 7 4 TASH Nolan (OH) 8 4 BLANCO SEGNINI Alberto (OH) 9 1 AVILA Domingo (OH) - 5 BROWN Ricardo (OP) Total Tournament
CAN TRI PAN TRI TRI CRC TRI CRC PAN PAN
Team
1 10 CUERO Ruben (MB) 2 14 HONORE Marc (MB) 3 12 ARAYA URBINA Andres (S) 4 7 SOONIAS Dallas (OP) 5 12 SCHMITT Gavin (OP) 6 2 CRUZ ROMERO Arturo (MB) 7 11 SMITH HALL Richard (OH) 8 6 ZUNIGA Carlos (MB) 9 11 STEWART Ryan (OP) 10 15 WINTERS Frederic (OH) Total Tournament
PAN TRI CRC CAN CAN CRC CRC PAN TRI CAN
10 11 9 3 2 14 8 5 13 171
Total Attempts 20 23 19 7 9 20 16 13 26 2 349
Avg. by set 1.00 0.75 0.56 0.50 0.50 0.44 0.44 0.43 0.38 0.33 4.33
Serve Hits 11 25 19 12 30 12 13 28 23 13 493
Total Attempts 20 40 29 16 38 16 23 32 31 17 635
Avg. by set 0.83 0.56 0.44 0.33 0.33 0.29 0.25 0.22 0.22 0.17 2.60
Shots
14 19 17 14 13 42 17 17 15 4 311
2 7 5 7 5 22 11 9 16 10 137
4 9 12 10 13 39 15 20 19 16 280
42.72
Kill Blocks 7 6 5 3 3 4 4 3 3 2 65
Faults
Rebounds
3 6 5 1 4 2 4 5 10 113
Best Servers
Rk No Name
Team
1 4 DEROCCO Jason (OH) 2 10 ALVAREZ LOPEZ Javieo (MB) 3 11 SMITH HALL Richard (OH) 4 15 WINTERS Frederic (OH) 5 2 CRUZ ROMERO Arturo (MB) 6 2 URENA Donaldo (OH) 7 12 BLAKE Simon (OH) 8 12 ARAYA URBINA Andres (S) 9 4 BLANCO SEGNINI Alberto (OH) 10 17 VIGRASS Graham (MB) Total Tournament
CAN CRC CRC CAN CRC PAN TRI CRC CRC CAN
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Succ. % 70.00 54.29 50.00 45.16 41.94 40.78 39.53 36.96 30.00
Faults
Best Blockers
Rk No Name
Total Attempts 20 35 34 31 31 103 43 46 50 30 728
Spikes
Aces
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5 5 4 2 3 2 2 2 2 1 39
Faults 4 10 6 2 5 2 8 2 6 3 103
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VOLLEYBALL • Players ranking by skills Men's World Championship Qual.- Group Q
Best Diggers
Rk No Name
Team
1 3 LEWIS Daniel (L) 2 3 ACUÑA CAMPOS Jose Pablo (L) 3 1 AVILA Domingo (OH) 4 3 VALENZUELA Max (L) 5 5 BROWN Ricardo (OP) 6 3 MAHADEO Ryan (L) 7 4 DEROCCO Jason (OH) 8 11 SMITH HALL Richard (OH) 9 4 BLANCO SEGNINI Alberto (OH) 10 4 TASH Nolan (OH) Total Tournament
CAN CRC PAN PAN PAN TRI CAN CRC CRC TRI
18 21 12 12 9 8 6 8 8 7 188
Team
1 9 SCHNEIDER Dustin (S) 2 12 ARAYA URBINA Andres (S) 3 8 ALI Saleem (S) 4 12 GUERRA Eduardo (S) 5 1 QUESADA PRIETO Carlos (S) 6 20 MCGOVERN Ciaran (S) 7 13 HERAZO Victor (S) 8 8 SIMAC Adam (MB) 9 2 PERRIN John Gordon (OH) 10 1 AVILA Domingo (OH) Total Tournament
CAN CRC TRI PAN CRC CAN PAN CAN CAN PAN
10 5 8 1 10 1 8 14 3 136
Total Attempts 23 37 25 30 12 21 9 19 30 14 544
Avg. by set 3.00 2.33 1.71 1.71 1.29 1.00 1.00 0.89 0.89 0.88 12.53
Still Sets 37 133 101 87 31 11 36 2 3 524
Total Attempts 85 176 137 122 44 20 39 3 2 6 724
Avg. by set 8.00 4.44 4.38 4.29 1.22 1.17 0.43 0.17 0.17 0.14 11.87
Receptions
5 6 8 10 2 3 2 3 8 4 220
Running Sets 48 40 35 30 11 7 3 1 1 1 178
Faults 3 1 5 2 2 1 2 22
Best Receivers
Rk No Name
Team
1 3 LEWIS Daniel (L) 2 3 ACUÑA CAMPOS Jose Pablo (L) 3 11 SMITH HALL Richard (OH) 4 3 VALENZUELA Max (L) 5 1 AVILA Domingo (OH) 6 4 BLANCO SEGNINI Alberto (OH) 7 4 TASH Nolan (OH) 8 3 MAHADEO Ryan (L) - 12 BLAKE Simon (OH) - 4 DEROCCO Jason (OH) Total Tournament
CAN CRC CRC PAN PAN CRC TRI TRI TRI CAN
VIS, version 1.96 (Build 582, 16 pools), © 1992-2012 FIVB
Faults
Best Setters
Rk No Name
Digs
Limit: 25.00% Excellents
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26 44 32 30 32 26 22 31 8 15 323
Faults 1 2 2 4 2 2 2 4 2 40
Serve Receptions 2 24 16 12 21 17 18 24 8 1 170
Total Attempts 29 70 50 46 55 45 42 59 18 16 533
Eff. % 86.21 60.00 60.00 56.52 54.55 53.33 47.62 45.76 53.10
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VOLLEYBALL • Players ranking by skills Men's World Championship Qual.- Group Q
Best Liberos
Rk No Name
Team
Excellents
Faults
In play
LEWIS Daniel (L) ACUÑA CAMPOS Jose Pablo (L) VALENZUELA Max (L) MAHADEO Ryan (L)
CAN CRC PAN TRI
44 65 42 39
6 8 14 7
2 34 20 34
VIS, version 1.96 (Build 582, 16 pools), © 1992-2012 FIVB
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1 2 3 4
3 3 3 3
Total attempts 52 107 76 80
Succ. % 84.62 60.75 55.26 48.75
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VOLLEYBALL • Teams ranking by skills Men's World Championship Qual.- Group Q
Rk Team
Best Spikers Limit: 15.00%
1 CAN CANADA 2 CRC COSTA RICA 3 PAN PANAMA 4 TRI TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Total Tournament
Rk Team
Total Attempts 196 147 154 138 635
Avg. by set 1.89 1.67 0.88 0.71 2.60
Total Attempts 76 160 186 122 544
Avg. by set 7.17 7.14 6.33 4.75 12.53
28 60 102 90 280
Best Blockers Faults
Rebounds
20 33 28 32 113
Best Servers 17 10 7 5 39
Faults 32 28 32 11 103
Best Diggers Digs
1 CAN CANADA 2 PAN PANAMA 3 CRC COSTA RICA 4 TRI TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Total Tournament
VIS, version 1.96 (Build 582, 16 pools), © 1992-2012 FIVB
Serve Hits 147 109 115 122 493
13 34 47 43 137
1 CRC COSTA RICA 2 CAN CANADA 3 TRI TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 4 PAN PANAMA Total Tournament
Rk Team
Avg. by set 2.50 2.33 2.14 1.75 4.33
76 71 95 69 311
Aces
24 60 42 45 171
Total Attempts 59 114 85 91 349
Shots
Kill Blocks 15 21 15 14 65
Rk Team
Succ. % 64.96 43.03 38.93 34.16 42.72
Faults
1 CAN CANADA 2 TRI TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO 3 CRC COSTA RICA 4 PAN PANAMA Total Tournament
Total Attempts 117 165 244 202 728
Spikes
43 50 57 38 188
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Faults 25 69 69 57 220
Receptions 8 41 60 27 136
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VOLLEYBALL • Teams ranking by skills Men's World Championship Qual.- Group Q
Best Setters Running Sets 57 51 34 36 178
Rk Team 1 CAN CANADA 2 CRC COSTA RICA 3 PAN PANAMA 4 TRI TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Total Tournament
Rk Team
3 5 8 6 22
Still Sets 58 188 150 128 524
Total Attempts 118 244 192 170 724
Avg. by set 9.50 5.67 4.86 4.50 11.87
Best Receivers Limit: 25.00% Excellents
1 CAN CANADA 2 CRC COSTA RICA 3 PAN PANAMA 4 TRI TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO Total Tournament
VIS, version 1.96 (Build 582, 16 pools), © 1992-2012 FIVB
Faults
66 105 83 69 323
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Faults 3 9 14 14 40
Serve Receptions 10 57 46 57 170
Total Attempts 79 171 143 140 533
Eff. % 79.75 56.14 48.25 39.29 53.10
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Canadian women and men remain undefeated in World Champ Qualifier May 17, 2014, Mississauga, ON, CAN: Today in NORCECA’s third-round of Men’s World Championship Qualification (Pool Q) action, home-crowd favourites Canada beat Trinidad in three sets 25-13, 25-11, 25-21. The Canadian men join Costa Rica as the undefeated men’s teams in round-robin play. In his first official game as a starter Jason DeRocco of East St. Paul, Manitoba, delivered 17 points as the lead scorer for Canada. “It was a good game, and it’s great to have all these fans out,” said DeRocco. “It’s a different level and style of game than what we are used to, but we came out and played strong , even though we had a little bit of a lapse in the third set.” Opposite Dallas Soonias of Red Deer, Alberta, added 15. “Like last night, we were a little bit tentative in the first set, but we came around after that,” said Canada’s head coach Glenn Hoag. “Blocking went well, but we still need to work on our offense quite a bit. Overall we’re on track for the tournament. “ Trinidad knew the odds were against them in this game. Trinidad’s Nolan Tash, Team Captain, who contributed
five points to his team’s effort, said: “We knew it was always going to be an uphill battle, but we didn’t count ourselves out because the game is won and lost on the court of play.” Costa Rica got the better of Panama in four sets in the other men’s Pool Q game today. The final score was 25-21, 25-20, 23-25, 25-23, with a standout performance by Costa Rica’s captain Richard Smith Hall with 24 points. Costa Rica beat Trinidad in a five-set nail-biter yesterday bringing the team’s record to 2-0. “Today was another hard game, we have played Panama in many finals, we know them and I think they played very well,” said Smith Hall. “I think we did something wrong in the third set, so we were not comfortable with our game, and they started to play very well. They did what they had to do, and we were missing what we had to do, so we lost that third set. In the end, it worked out.” On the women’s side of the NORCECA third round of qualifiers, in Pool S, action heated up tonight in Pool S of the NORCECA Women’s World Championship Qualification. In an exciting game, Mexico warmed up and gave Canada a challenge to win the third set, but Canada regrouped for the match in four 16-25, 20-25, 25-20, 16-25. “We started in the second set to let it get go a bit, and we made too many errors. Maybe we thought it was too easy,” said Canada’s head coach Arnd Ludwig. “I’m glad we came back in the fourth set. I am looking forward to the final, I think it might have been good to lose a set as we must learn that we have to be focused all the time. Mexico is a tough team – they always fight and always play hard. That’s what we learned today.”
It was a big game for Manitoban Tabi Love with 22 points, followed by captain Brittney Page with 15. “We knew we had it in us to do this and be the top team, so we wanted to re-focus after the third and it worked out for us in the end,” said Page of Vernon, BC. The opening match of the day for the women featured Jamaica vs the United States Virgin Islands. Both currently 46th in FIVB World Rankings, Jamaica came out looking organized today, winning in straight sets 25-22, 25-14, 25-19. “Our rhythm was there today. Yesterday against Canada, it was the first match we’ve played together as a group. There was much better communication today,” explained Simone Asque, top scorer, with 17 points, from Jamaica. They face Mexico tomorrow. Round robin play continues tomorrow, with medal matches taking place on Monday at 2, 4, 6 and 8 pm Eastern time. All games are live-streamed a: http://volleyballsourcemag.com/2014-world-championships-qualifiers